Pradhuman Sharma @ Pradhuman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66247 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2023 Thana- JOGAPATTI District- West Champaran ====================================================== PRADHUMAN SHARMA @ PRADHUMAN KUMAR son of Lalan Sharma Village- Dumari Ps- Yogapatti Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No. 2 For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Madhuri Lata ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 03-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of abducting the minor daughter of the informant.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. The victim girl has been recovered and her statement recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C., in which she does not whisper about the complicity of this petitioner. The victim girl fall in love with the petitioner and out of her own sweet-will went with him and also she wants to solemnized marriage with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66247 of 2023(3) dt.03-01-2024 2/2 this petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 19.06.2023.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District Judge 6th-cumSpecial Judge (POCSO), West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 212 of 2023. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Arish/- U T